FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VQS |
| Lat/Long: | 18-08-05.3200N / 065-29-37.0200W
18-08.088667N / 065-29.617000W
18.1348111 / -65.4936167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 49 ft. / 14.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 00765 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1968 |
| Sectional chart: | PUERTO RICO-VIRGIN ISLANDS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SAN JUAN CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN JUAN FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TJSJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 7500 LBS GWT. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM MONITORED 0600-1830.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SAN JUAN CERAP ON FREQS 128.65/279.6 (EL YUNQUE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| STTr254/29.8 | | ST THOMAS VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 10W |
| SJUr134/33.9 | | SAN JUAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 11W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 20.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | GRADIENT 0.54% DOWN NE.
GRADIENT 0.54% UP SW. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 18-08.007000N | | 18-08.170333N |
| Longitude: | 065-29.978667W | | 065-29.255333W |
| Elevation: | 48.8 ft. | | 25.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% DOWN | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 076 true | | 270 magnetic, 257 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 896 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left
PAPI RY 9 OTS INDEFLY. | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. road, 325 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PUERTO RICO PORTS AUTH
GPO BOX 362829
SAN JUAN, PR 00936-2829
Phone 787-791-0054 |
| Manager: | DOMINGO RIVERA
P O BOX 1530
ISLA DE VIEQUES, PR 00765
Phone 787-741-8358
OR 787-741-0515. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 101/day * | | 91% | air taxi | | 7% | transient general aviation | | 2% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CLSD TO UNSKED AIR CARRIER OPER WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR, CALL AMGR 787-741-8358. |
| - | PPR FOR OTHER B-III AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND LTD TO A WINGSPAN OF 88.75 FT. |
| - | PAEW RY 09/27. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (199KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| VEDAS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
TIST - Cyril E King Airport (32 nm E)
TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (34 nm NW)
TJIG - Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (39 nm NW)
TISX - Henry E Rohlsen Airport (47 nm SE)
TJPS - Mercedita Airport (61 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Aug-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunset | | 18:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:59 | | 22:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Aug-2008 21:58:40 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 29-Aug-2008 17:58:40 |
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| TAF |
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TIST
31nm E | 291756Z 291818 27010KT P6SM FEW026 SCT060 FM1900 20006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 TEMPO 1922 5SM +SHRA BKN025CB BKN050 FM0000 31008KT P6SM VCSH SCT022 BKN035 TEMPO 1214 2SM +SHRA FEW002 BKN016 BKN025 FM1400 28008KT P6SM VCSH SCT024 BKN040
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TJSJ
35nm NW | 291756Z 291818 33013KT P6SM FEW035 FM2000 17008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM0000 18003KT P6SM VCSH SCT028 BKN050 TEMPO 0103 SHRA BKN028 OVC045 FM0400 24004KT P6SM VCSH FEW024 FM1330 35006KT P6SM SCT025 FM1700 VRB06KT P6SM SCT025 SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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